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175 year old Mercantile Library to receive major facelift

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Published June 29, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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Cincinnati’s historic Mercantile Libraryis beginning its first facelift in over one hundred years inpreparation and celebration of the library’s 175th birthday in 2010 ... TheMercantile Library was established in 1835 as a membership library foryoung merchants and clerks working in the city and is one of the threeoldest cultural institutions in Cincinnati.  Membership currently costs$45 a year and also guarantees discounts to most of the library’s 80 orso events each year ... Library

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Cincinnati takes major step towards building modern streetcar system

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Published June 15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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CincinnatiMayor Mark Mallory and City Manager Milton Dohoney announced that thecity has selected the Cincinnati Streetcar Development Partners as theteam that will help finance, plan, design, construct, operate andmaintain Cincinnati's modern streetcar system ... The announcementwas made at the new Rookwood Pottery headquarters in historicOver-the-Rhine. The location is what will be the northern end of theDowntown/OTR circulator which will serve to connect Uptown to thecenter city. Rookwood

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Transformation along Walnut Street downtown nearly complete

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Published June 15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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In the early 1990s Walnut Street, through downtown began a significant transformation rooted in the development of the Aronoff Center for the Arts ... Thisanchor provided a spark for the surrounding area that led to newrestaurants geared towards serving hungry and thirsty theatre patronsbefore and after performances ... During that time, the city introduced a variety of entertainmentdistrict improvements around the Aronoff Center following itscompletion in 1995.  Those district improvements

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Anderson Township embracing trails throughout suburban community

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Published June 15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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eastern suburban community of Anderson Township, has seen new investment flowing into its business corridor alongBeechmont Avenue and is exploring other forms of planning outside ofthe typical suburban model ... The community of nearly 44,000,recently opened a transit center near its brand new Anderson Center onFive Mile Road.  The township has also embraced the idea of trailnetworks throughout the suburban community ... It all began whenthe 1993 Anderson Township Transportation Plan and the

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Hamburger Mary's is back, baby

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Published June 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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If you have been past the former Hamburger Mary’s location (map)on Vine Street in downtown Cincinnati you might have noticed some newactivity stirring about inside.  It is not the ghosts of Mary’s past,but rather Mary herself ... Hamburger Mary’s has announced that they will be reopening its Cincinnati location this summer around late July or early August ... The5,200 square-foot restaurant space is located within a single-storybuilding almost at the terminus of the Court Street

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Hillside Trust working to promote and preserve scenic Columbia Parkway

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Published June 1, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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The Hillside Trusthas been working with the city of Cincinnati over the past severalyears on a series of studies and projects that are meant to highlightand preserve Cincinnati’s hillsides in a way that is not onlyresponsible, but practical for all members of the community ... In2007, the Hillside Trust completed a comprehensive study of the city’sscenic views.  In that study the non-profit organization determinedthat there were some 93 scenic views both from the tops of hillslooking

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Downtown Cincinnati experiencing steady population growth and stable selling prices

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Published May 18, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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During a time when residential markets are crashing and home buyers arewary to make a significant investment in home-buying, downtownCincinnati is experiencing not only steady population growth, but alsoa stable housing market ... Downtown Cincinnati Inc. released their 2008 studythat illustrates stable numbers of home sales and consistent homeprices. In 2008, 150 condo and single-family homes were sold indowntown Cincinnati for an average price of $241,516 for condominiumsand $172,551 for

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Wake Nation brings water sports thrill to Midwest with new Cincinnati park

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Published May 18, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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The Midwest’s first cable wake-boarding park has opened in Cincinnati. Located in the Fairfield community, Wake Nation had a soft opening onSunday, May 3 at Joyce Park with a Grand Opening Celebration scheduledfor Tuesday, June 2 ... WakeNation owner, Peter Kennedy indicates there are only seven other cablewaterparks in the entire nation including Dallas, Kansas City, OklahomaCity and four in Florida ... What makes the cable waterparksspecial is that riders can water ski, wakeboard and

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Historic Crosley Building may see new life

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Published May 18, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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Ifyou have ever driven along Interstate 75 through Camp Washington, youhave almost assuredly been greeted by one of the most visible pieces ofCincinnati history laying vacant and in disrepair ... Originallybuilt in 1929, the Crosley Building was the headquarters for the PowelCrosley Jr. empire, and produced the first mass-produced table-topradio, the first non-electric refrigerator, and the first mass-producedeconomy car ... The majestic ten-story building, designed by famousCincinnati architect

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New Walnut Hills hotel a positive indicator of region's long-term health

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Published April 20, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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The most recent indicator of the region's positive outlook and long-term economic health came online with the opening of the Spring Hill Suites Cincinnati Midtown in Walnut Hills ... During a ceremony last week, executives from Commonwealth Hotels, Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory, and local business and hospitality leaders celebrated the opening of Marriott's first foray into downtown Cincinnati ... "By all means, this opening is a positive indicator that a number of entities believe in the

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